A brilliant green fireball lit up the early morning sky over the Great Lakes on Sunday, stunning skywatchers across Michigan. The spectacle was caused by a comet fragment racing through Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 100,

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Caught on camera, a meteor raced across the night sky over The Dalles on Monday. KOIN 6 viewer Jacqueline Tharp’s camera was able to capture a meteor shooting across the night sky at 10:32 p.m. This could be part of the Orionid ...

To be visible, a meteor must be within about 120 miles (200 kilometers) of an observer. Meteors become visible at an average height of 55 miles (90 km). Nearly all burn up before they reach an altitude of 50 miles (80 km). The typical bright meteor is ...

The Northern Taurid meteor shower 2025 will peak tonight, Nov. 11-12 with shooting stars and bright golden fireballs streaking across the sky — for two nights — against the darkness of a Waning Gibbous moon phase. The Taurids are known to be a slow ...

(CNN) — Get ready for a double celestial event this week. November’s full beaver supermoon will peak at 8:19 a.m. ET Wednesday, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. But the silvery orb will be below the horizon at that time, so take the time to ...

Sky-gazers worldwide will see a brilliant celestial display this week as the Orionid meteor shower peppers the sky in bright trails of light. The meteor shower, which is occasionally known to produce fireballs, is set to peak at 8 p.m. ET Monday, according ...

The brilliant Leonid meteor shower is set to peak late this weekend against the ideal backdrop of a waning crescent moon and two colorful Taurid meteor showers — that are shooting golden fireballs across the sky. The Leonids will peak on Monday ...

The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chance to see Mercury without a telescope and a "micro" new moon. A super “beaver moon” rises behind Monte Prena in Italy’s Apennine Mountains in November 2024. This year ...